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11-20-2012, 11:14 AM
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My "eyes" to the World..
Since retirement I no longer travel outside the Country - my Wife, however, is still working and goes "somewhere" about every week - so, she is now my eyes for viewing interesting places.
I thought viewers here might also appreciate seeing some of the places to which she travels, so I'm posting a few - enjoy 'em, I do..:
(an interesting note ref the gal in the 1st 2 pics (Frankfurt)..she was fortunate enough to win a lottery position in the IronMan Triathlon, Kona, Hi, a few years ago.. She didn't know how to swim so she took lessons - hadn't ridden a bicycle since she was a kid so she bought one - did run middle distance events in school but had never run a marathon. long story short, she entered and FINISHED)
Frankfurt
Paris
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11-20-2012, 11:18 AM
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11-20-2012, 11:19 AM
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Tokyo (Narita)
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11-20-2012, 12:15 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Iowa
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Thanks for sharing!
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11-20-2012, 10:28 PM
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Anacortesians
Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Anacortes, WA
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She gets around! I used to do that when I worked for Boeing, but for some odd reason, I got shunted into the group that handled VIP conversions and some of the airlines of the Middle East. Trips to Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Bahrain, Qatar and Brunei lost their lustre very quickly. There were some to places that did conversions for VIP airplanes (Waco, TX, Frankfurt, Germany and Basel, Switzerland), but not enough to make up for the ***t details.
After McDonnell-Douglas bought out Boeing with Boeing's money, things turned really nasty. Business Class travel was rescinded, as were stop-overs on long trips. Seattle-London-Dubai (26 hours straight through) in tourist and being expected to go to work 2 hours after you checked in to the hotel got old really quickly! The year I decided to retire, I'd spent 29 weeks out of the country and none of the trips were longer than 10 days. I had almost 600,000 frequent flier miles at the time I retired, most of which belonged to the company.
Could I afford to retire at 57? Not really, but dying in harness didn't look too enticing either. After a couple of years, I tried being a transit coach driver for a while. That sure was a pleasant change!
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No longer RVers or FR owners
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11-20-2012, 10:32 PM
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Site Team - Lou
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: South Eastern PA
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Wow.
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11-21-2012, 07:01 AM
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Senior Member
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Quote:
Originally Posted by F and E Damp
She gets around! ..
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Yes she does..
I (sorta) know of what you're talkin' - I was lucky enough to do a "normal" retirement before Continental got together with united - tho, as of today, the Wife says there's been not a lot of visible transition...
she's also been picking-up some 1 day domestic trips (for the extra $s, in anticipation of the XMas spending) - not sure anyone is interested in Chicago or Newark pics (of course I'm sure!).. she did send those pics of Boeing's new plastic plane's interior (787) while on a San Fran trip, which I posted in another thread in the "Off Topic" section
Happy T Day everyone.....Bill
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11-21-2012, 09:00 AM
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Location: Eastern PA
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OK, trying to forget what Newark looks like, so no thanks! Long time ago, right after deregualtion (sorry if that brings back nightmares) I did traffic reporting along rts 1&9 and I95 in a Cessna C150 by Newark. Lost a magneto and had to land at Linden one time.
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11-21-2012, 11:08 AM
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poor guy - being "above" Newark isn't too much better than being at ground level (well, a little..).....Bill
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11-21-2012, 11:48 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Jefferson County, MO
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Just because you're retired you don't have to quit traveling overseas. For me,the reason I retired was so that I could travel overseas. I enjoy RVing, but I also love to travel to foreign countries.
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Bob and Joyce
2013 CC Silverback 29RL
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11-21-2012, 11:59 AM
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Senior Member
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I don't "have to" quit overseas traveling, it's my choice - I've seen (almost) all of the foreign places that I had on my younger days "wanna go to" list (the Greek Islands remain unseen and they're gonna remain that way..) - everything I want to see is right here - in the good old US of A (well, everything West of the Mississippi anyway..).....Bill
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11-21-2012, 12:34 PM
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Mod free 5er
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Made 3 trips overseas to France, but in the last 2.5 yrs with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control as a quality engr, I accumulated 499,976 miles according to Delta and never went farther west than Denver. Most of it from the Mississippi River east. 8 -10 different planes a week just gets old along with 2-4 different motels, 2-4 different rental cars, etc., 15-20 restaurant meals. Not fun after a while. Heart attack on a plane in St. Louis in Nov05 and hung it up 31Jul06.
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11-21-2012, 01:20 PM
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Phat Phrog Stunt Team
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Quote:
Originally Posted by dunnnc
Made 3 trips overseas to France, but in the last 2.5 yrs with Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control as a quality engr, I accumulated 499,976 miles according to Delta and never went farther west than Denver. Most of it from the Mississippi River east. 8 -10 different planes a week just gets old along with 2-4 different motels, 2-4 different rental cars, etc., 15-20 restaurant meals. Not fun after a while. Heart attack on a plane in St. Louis in Nov05 and hung it up 31Jul06.
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Your a smart guy to quit, not many get the second chance , enjoy yourself.
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11-21-2012, 01:27 PM
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Mod free 5er
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Concord, NC
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Quote:
Originally Posted by grayfox
Your a smart guy to quit, not many get the second chance , enjoy yourself.
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Not very smart, but sure got tired of the grind. Met some wonderful, very smart people, but after 10 yrs of traveling every week and the last 2.5 yrs...
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